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1. A MISSILE-HANDLING APPARATUS HAVING IN COMBINATION, A READY SERVICE RING COMPRISING A FRAME, A PLURALITY OF SHAFTS MOUNTED ON THE PERIPHERY OF SAID FRAME, A PLURALITY OF ENDLESS FLEXIBLE MEMBERS, MEANS SPACED ALONG SAID MEMBERS FOR RESPECTIVELY SUPPORTING MISSILES, MEANS FOR INTERMITTENTLY MOVING SAID MEMBERS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN ADJACENT ONES OF SAID MEANS COMPRISING A FLUID ACTUATED MOTOR ADAPTED TO BE DRIVEN IN EITHER DIRECTION, A PAIR OF CONDUITS FOR CONDUCTING FLUID UNDER PRESSURE TO SAID MOTOR, VALVE FOR DETERMINING THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF SAID MOTOR, ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED FLUID ACTUATED MEANS FOR OPERATING VALVE MEANS AND A PAIR OF CAMS ROTATED BY SAID MOTOR, A PAIR OF LATCH MEMBERS RESPECTIVELY ENGAGING SAID CAMS, SAID LAST MENTIONED MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR VALVES CONNECTED RESPECTIVELY 